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Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... : Cough, hemoptysis ... Diagnosis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... e.g., dyspnea, cough ... chest pain) and signs ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Signs and Symptoms ... pain (44%) - Cough ... Common Presenting SIGNS ... PulmonaryEmbolism #AcutePE #Signs
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... patient with fever, cough ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Nonproductive cough ... of exertion - Cough ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pleuritic CP • Cough ... • High fever, cough ... • CT: Halo sign ... Pneumonia: • Cough ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
pain, diarrhea, cough ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
without localizing signs ... relapsing fever • Cough ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... embolism, malaria • Cough ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... Dyspnea + dry cough ... pathophysiology #signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... Nasal polyps and signs ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... Acid fast) • Pulmonary